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Big Sean Recreates Iconic LeBron James Meme Amid Kendrick Lamar Beef Rumors

July 17, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Big Sean recreated an iconic meme of LeBron James in the wake of fans theorizing that he is beefing with Kendrick Lamar. The meme shows him taking a selfie with the caption: “Smiling through it all I can’t believe this is my life.” The rumors stem from comments Sean made about rap beef during a freestyle for On the Radar on July 16. “N***as looking for engagement like they got they knee bent/I got better things to do then find someone to beef with,” he rapped. Fans quickly assumed he was referring to Kendrick Lamar’s feud with Drake.

DJ Hed later came out and confirmed the lyric wasn’t referring to Lamar. “I talked to Sean,” he posted on X (formerly Twitter). “The bar was ‘I got better things to do then find someone to beef with.’ And it was not for Dot. Bar was directed at a different Gemini.”

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Big Sean performs onstage at the “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” World Premiere held at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing on June 20, 2024, in Beverly Hills, California (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)

Despite the clarification, the rumors continued to spread and Sean came out with a response on his own X account. “Yall goin wit so many narratives,” he wrote in a since-deleted post caught by AllHipHop. “Im talking to da haters who just keep finding something to point out they dont like bout me. Its not even worth explaining tho im a just focus on the music.” He further added: “So many people turned they back on me, so i appreciate the ones who stayed down. N f*ck these b*tch ass n****s, every one of them.”

Big Sean Reacts To The Kendrick Lamar Drama

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Lamar has yet to comment on the situation. Check out the full freestyle above. Be on the lookout for further updates on Big Sean and Kendrick Lamar on HotNewHipHop.

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Big Sean Calls Out DJ Akademiks For Pushing Rap Beef Narratives

July 17, 2024 by newhiphopnews

What a difference a freestyle makes. Big Sean has made a point of staying out of rap beef in 2024. The artist has a reputation for being well-liked within the industry. Even when he gets criticized by others, like his former label boss, Kanye West, Sean seems to take the high road. This is what made his On the Radar freestyle such a surprise. Big Sean dropped some combative bars over a classic Timbaland beat, and the internet theorized that he was targeting Kendrick Lamar. It made sense, given how many times Dot has targeted Sean on record.

This theory proved to be false. DJ Hed claimed that he talked with Big Sean about the freestyle, and the bars were aimed at a different Gemini rapper. Then, the Detroit rapper decided to set the record straight. He tweeted that he was merely going at his haters on the freestyle. “Y’all going with so many narratives, I’m talking to da haters,” he wrote. “Who just keep finding something to point out they don’t like about me.” Big Sean went on to lament the fact that he had to explain his bars. “It’s not even worth explaining tho,” he added. “Ima just focus on the music.”

Big Sean Shot Down Any And All Beef Rumors

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The venting then moved over to Instagram. Big Sean commented on a DJ Akademiks post suggesting he was target Dot and tried, yet again, to clear the air. “Ak you know I f*ck wit you,” he wrote in the comment section. “But I’m laughing cause you know that tweet n the video don’t got nothing to do with each other lol.” The tweet that Sean alludes to was posted earlier in the day. “N f*ck these b*tch a*s n**gaz,” he wrote. “Every one of them.” It’s easy to see why fans interpreted the tweet as being connected to the combative On the Radar freestyle. That said, the rapper implies that Akademiks knew information that the the rest of us didn’t.

To further emphasize the fact that he’s got no beef, Big Sean recreated an iconic LeBron James meme. “Smiling through it,” he wrote on his IG Story. “Can’t believe this is my life.” The rapper is in a good place after revealing that he quit drinking. “I stopped drinking in 2022 cause that sh*t was just f*cking me up,” he said via IG Live. “It’s a depressant so if you dealing with any anxiety like me — I always be thinking about what I gotta do. How I gotta do it, what’s next et cetera.” He’s in a much better place, and this place evidently, has no room for beef.

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Big Sean Dissed A Gemini Rapper, But Claims It’s Not Kendrick Lamar

July 17, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Big Sean had a controversial Tuesday. The rapper dropped off a freestyle for On the Radar, and while he skated, his flow took a backseat to his bars. Sean sent shots at an unnamed rapper, taking them to task for relying on beef to get attention. “N**gas looking for engagement like they got they knee bent,” the Sean Don raps. “I gotta better things to do than find someone to beef with.” Fans assumed the target was Kendrick Lamar, given the complicated history between both artists. Evidently, it’s someone else.

DJ Hed took to Twitter shortly after the freestyle was released to set the record straight. He claimed he talked to the rapper about his subliminals, and their intended target. “I talked to Sean,” DJ Hed wrote. “The bar was, ‘I got better things to do then find someone to beef with.’” The hip-hop personality then clarified that Big Sean and Kendrick Lamar do not have a problem. “It was not for Dot,” he added. “Bar was directed at a different Gemini.” If what DJ Hed says is true, than the rest of Sean’s freestyle isn’t aimed at Lamar, either.

DJ Hed Claims That Big Sean Clarified The Confusion

I talked to Sean. The bar was

“I got better things to do then find someone to beef with”

And it was not for Dot.
Bar was directed at a different Gemini

— DJHed (@DJHed) July 17, 2024

Sean Don clearly has someone in his crosshairs, however. DJ Hed confirmed as much when he stated that the rapper was going after another Gemini. The bars: “Difference is I’m an activist and you drink actavis and I’m back acclimated” definitely reeks of disrespect. There’s also the unreleased verse that Big Sean teased on Instagram on July 15. Once again, bars seem to be aimed in the direction of the gemini who is not K. Dot. A quick roundup of the rappers who’s birthdays fall between May 20 and June 20 turns up a few potential candidates. We seriously doubt the rapper is going at the neck of Ice Cube or Iggy Azalea or flute convertee Andre 3000.

A rapper who does seem like a logical candidate, though, is Kanye West. Sean was signed to West for the majority of his career. He was one of GOOD Music’s biggest hitmakers during the 2010s. In recent years, however, West has disparaged Sean in the media. During a 2021 appearance on Drink Champs, West claimed that signing Sean was the “worst thing” he’d ever done as a label boss. Sean admitted that he was hurt by the comments. To make matters worse, the rapper was owed $6 million from his label deal when all was said and done. Kanye West might not be the target, but he’s the most likely candidate.

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Big Sean Seemingly Disses Kendrick Lamar In Aggressive New Freestyle

July 16, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Big Sean is officially in album mode. The rapper dropped a teaser single a few months back. He also teased a bunch of new songs on Instagram Live, assuring fans that they will get to hear the full versions on the album. Sean’s latest move, however, may prove to be his most attention-grabbing. The rapper did an On the Radar freestyle on July 16, and appeared to throw multiple shots at Kendrick Lamar. The two have been less than friendly for over a decade, but he appears to feel a particular way about Dot’s recent behavior.

Big Sean doesn’t mention anybody by name. He does, however, make reference to someone who uses beef to draw more attention to themselves. This is something Kendrick Lamar has been accused of doing throughout his battle with Drake. “N**gas looking for engagement like they got they knee bent,” he raps.
“I gotta better things to do than find someone to beef with.” Sean also takes aim at the activism of this unnamed target. He seemingly claims that he does more for the hip-hop community than this other rapper ever did. “Difference is I’m an activist and you drink actavis and I’m back acclimated,” he adds. “And Imma need my cut off top it’s decapitated.”

Big Sean Disses A Rapper For Capitalizing On Beef

To be clear, Big Sean has claimed that there’s no bad blood between him and Kendrick Lamar. Fans think the rapper has been targeted multiple times since the release of “Control,” in which Lamar called out Sean on his own song. As recent as 2023, leaked K. Dot verses have seemingly been targeted at Sean. The Detroit superstar addressed the alleged subliminals during a 2020 episode of Pull Up. “This whole Big Sean, Kendrick beef was going on,” he told host Joe Budden. “It was something I wish I would have spoken up about because there was nothing.”

When the aforementioned 2023 leak surfaced, Big Sean again took the high ground. “Ain’t no diss,” he told TMZ. “If it was a diss, it would have been a diss… If it was a diss, it would have been another diss.” Sean has said all the right things with regards to his relationship with Lamar. That being said, the Drake beef has transpired since Sean last spoke about his Compton peer. It’s possible Sean’s feelings about Lamar have shifted since the release of “Euphoria,” “Meet the Grahams,” and the rest of the Dot disses. It definitely seems like there’s more to unpack between the two rappers.

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Common Freestyles Over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” & Fans Are Split On It

July 9, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Without a shadow of a doubt, Common is one of the most technically-sound writers we have in hip-hop history. His wordplay, flows, and tremendous storytelling are all of the skills that separate him from most of the competition. It is part of the reason why fans of the genre as so thrilled to be receiving his new album with producer Pete Rock, The Auditorium Vol. 1, on July 12. The 15-track collaborative effort has four incredible singles out from it right now and it is looking like it will be a top-tier LP for 2024. In the meantime, though, Common is creating more buzz for their album by providing a freestyle over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us”.

The future rap song of the year has the everyone around the genre in a chokehold right now. It is everywhere and thanks to its viral music video, it is looking like it will be around well after these next five months. With Common bringing his philosophical bars to the West Coast anthem, what could possibly go wrong? Well, it turns out a lot did, unfortunately. Fans did praise the Chicago veteran’s overall performance, but there were also a few skeptics out there.

Fans Claim This Common “Freestyle” Might Be An Unreleased Snippet

Most of the complaints centered around the fact that the words felt recited and ones that might belong to another song. Others were even claiming that Common rapped some of these bars at the Roots Picnic from last month. He did in fact hit the stage in Philadelphia and the joints he did play were made with Pete Rock, according to Billboard. Additionally, Com’s flows are pretty off compared to the tempo of the instrumental on “Not Like Us” and the hype man in the back seemed to know all of the adlibs. Maybe this was Common’s intent, especially with the album coming in just four days.

What are your thoughts on this “Not Like Us” freestyle by Common? Do you agree with the fans that this might be an unreleased song snippet? Even though it is not a conventional off-the-dome rap session, was it a great set of verses? Are you excited for him and Pete Rock’s upcoming project, The Auditorium Vol. 1? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Common and Kendrick Lamar. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the world of music.

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Cory Gunz Unleashes Rapid Fire Bars For “On The Radar” Freestyle

July 2, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Today, On The Radar dropped the video for Cory Gunz’s “On The Radar” Freestyle. The visual shows the multi-platinum selling recording artist alongside fellow Militia members Black Saun, Whispers and RMK as he delivers rapid fire bars for four minutes straight, over a mash-up beat of previously released tracks, “Scenario” and “Rick Owens x Nike Tech.”

Cory’s “On The Radar” Freestyle comes after the release of the video for “NaySay”which pays homage to legendary hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan’s Raekwon and Ghostface Killah by replaying the beat of one of the biggest songs of rap’s Golden Era, “Ice Cream.” The video for“NaySay,” followed the release of Cory’s latest mixtape, Loosie Pack 3 which features guest appearances by Jim Jones, Chris Rivers, Jae’won, Whispers and more. Four of Loosie Pack 3’s previously released tracks, “Real Rights,” “Die Slowly,” “Laundry” and “Rick Owens x Nike Tech,” have quickly become fan-favorite songs and received playlisting on Apple Music’s Base:Line, BARS, Football, Basketball and Underground Hip-Hop Essentials.

Loosie Pack 3 is the third installment of the Loosie Pack mixtape series which began to drop last fall. The first installment, Loosie Pack contained features from veteran rapper Styles P, frequent collaborator Whispers and others. The second installment, Loosie Pack 2 followed with the revered track “3 Staxx” and contained appearances from Nino Man, RMK and more.

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Denzel Curry Heads Crazy Lineup For On The Radar Cypher With TiaCorine, FERG, PlayThatBoiZay, & Key Nyata

June 4, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Denzel Curry revealed to us just a couple of days ago that a new project was on the way. His Instagram post revealing the cover art and features got a lot of attention and for good reason. The Carol City, Florida rapper revealed that names like Juicy J, 2 Chainz, TiaCorine, FERG (A$AP Ferg), and more will be on it. A couple of names for the LP that are floating around are ULTRAGROUND and ZXLTRXN BIG ULTRA. Additionally, no release date/month is known, but we can tell you this. In an interview from four years ago, the veteran songwriter alluded to the fact that this will be one of his last projects. While we wait on that though, Denzel Curry recently made an appearance for On The Radar.

However, he was far from alone on this, as four other artists joined him. Those include Key Nyata, PlayThatBoiZay, FERG, and TiaCorine. This “Mischievous Cypher” is almost nine minutes of pure energy. Zel raps alonsgide Zay, then Nyata, followed by Tia and FERG. You can tell that everyone was having blast with it, as the vibes were extremely high. Everyone had some witty bars and one liners, so there was no shortage of firepower.

Listen To “The Mischievous Cypher” With Denzel Curry, FERG, TiaCorine, & More

While this cypher is fire, we could not help but notice a sly thing that Denzel pulled here. As we mentioned earlier, FERG and Tia are confirmed features for his next tape. There is great chance that Zay makes it as he was on a recent single with Denzel, “WOO”. Finally Key Nyata was also tagged in that IG post. We think that is a bit of promo for the album and that he wanted to give listeners a sneak peek of what sort of chemistry he has with each of them.

What are your thoughts on this latest On The Radar freestyle with Denzel Curry, FERG, TiaCorine, Key Nyata, and PlayThatBoiZay? Who had the best verse/performance on it and why? Do you think Denzel used this as a marketing tactic for his upcoming album? 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 Denzel Curry, FERG, TiaCorine, Key Nyata, and PlayThatBoiZay Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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DJ Akademiks Goes Through Kendrick Lamar’s Old Freestyles And Jokingly Calls Him A “Tryhard”

June 4, 2024 by newhiphopnews

DJ Akademiks has been firmly on Drake’s side throughout his feud with Kendrick Lamar. Overall, Akademiks has admitted to the fact that as it stands right now, Kendrick is in the lead. However, at every single turn, Akademiks has defended Drizzy with his whole heart. Ak has always been upfront about his love for Drake. Not to mention, he has noted in the past that the Canadian megastar messages him frequently and will even give him some inside information on occasion.

During Ak’s recent live streams, he has continued to speak on the situation involving Drake and Kendrick. Although in his most recent broadcast, he decided to comb through Kendrick’s old freestyles. In the clip below, you can see Akademiks take his audience through some of Kendrick’s most iconic moments, whether they be on Funk Flex or Big Boy. During these freestyles, Akademiks could be seen mocking Kendrick and calling him a “tryhard.”

DJ Akademiks Is Not A Fan Of Kendrick… At All

Eventually, Akademiks made it known that he was simply being a troll. In fact, he acknowledged that Lamar raps on a whole different level and that his ability to rap on the fly is truly special. Many artists bring pre-written verses to radio stations so that the “freestyles” don’t sound bad. However, this is antithetical to the spirit of freestyling. For Ak, what Kendrick is able to do is a clear indication of his talent. That said, Ak has always made it clear that he is a troll, so no one should be surprised by the first half of this clip.

Let us know what you think about all of this, in the comments section down below. Do you believe that DJ Akademiks has been doing too much for Drake as of late? Do you think that Kendrick won the battle and if so, is there anything Drake can do to catch up? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.

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Erica Banks’ Old Tweets About Megan Thee Stallion Put Her In An Awkward Position

May 27, 2024 by newhiphopnews

The month of May has been huge for Megan Thee Stallion. She’s currently on her first ever stadium tour and reviews have been positive. When the tour was first announced some haters online claimed that Megan wasn’t a stadium caliber artist. She followed up those accusations by selling out more than a dozen stadiums before the tour even began. She most recently made waves for bringing out Cardi B and teasing an upcoming remix of her GloRilla collaboration with the “I Like It” rapper.

Megan has also been sharing new freestyles every Monday this month, which is where Erica Banks comes in. In a recent interview Banks was asked about going head-to-head with Megan in a freestyle battle. She seemed pretty confident in her abilities to take Megan on saying “its a big difference between me and you.” But after she threw out those comments some fans dug up an old tweet of hers that puts her in a bit of an awkward position. The tweet is from all the way back in 2018 where she seems to proudly declare “Meg the stallion is my alter ego.” Check out both her original comments and the new tweet below.

Fans Dig Up Old Erica Banks Tweet

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In the comments, fans debate both whether or not Erica could take Megan in a freestyle battle and if her old tweet puts her in an awkward position trying to pick a fight with Megan. Over the weekend Megan played a pair of sold out stadium shows in New York. She celebrated the accomplishment and her entire successful tour by partying afterwards. Videos of her seemingly having the time of her life made their way online after the shows.

What do you think of Erica Banks’ claim that she could out-rap Megan Thee Stallion in a freestyle battle? Do you think the old tweet dug up by fans of her comparing herself directly to Megan puts her in an awkward position? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Erica Banks Says She’s Confident In Competing Against Megan Thee Stallion But Fans Aren’t So Sure

May 27, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Erica Banks says she’s confident she’d beat Megan Thee Stallion in a freestyle competition. She discussed the idea during an interview with The Neighborhood Talk at Twogether Land after fans proposed the idea in the comments section of one of her Instagram posts, earlier this month. Both she and Megan have freestyled over Gucci Mane’s “I Think I Love Her.”

“Everybody can do a freestyle on whatever beat they choose, but it’s a big difference between me and you,” she remarked. From there, they discussed her making an appearance at Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 World Tour and where her relationship with the rapper stands now.

Erica Banks Attends BET Hip-Hop Awards

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – OCTOBER 03: Erica Banks attends the BET Hip Hop Awards 2023 at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center on October 03, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Nykieria Chaney/FilmMagic)

Despite the confidence, fans in the comments section weren’t as sure she would win. “Right it’s a difference lol.. because Meg just sold out MSG and what are you doing?” one user remarked. Another added: “She can honestly rap, I like erica. but she walked in the industry being messy & still is. Even after she went through almost the same thing megan did with 1501. At least Build your fanbase before you try & come for someone who’s on a Larger scale.” Check out Banks’ full comments on the idea below.

Erica Banks On Going Against Megan Thee Stallion

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The drama comes as Megan Thee Stallion has been preparing for the release of her next studio album. She’s already released the singles, “Cobra”, “Hiss”, and “Boa.” She hasn’t revealed any further details about the project’s release, but she’ll be embarking on the Hot Girl Summer Tour, later this year to promote the new music. Be on the lookout for further updates on Erica Banks on HotNewHipHop.

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