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Funk Flex Declares ‘Drake is 100% Right’ as He Lists Prices for Radio Pay-for-Play

November 27, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Funk Flex on 6ix9ine's New Song: “I’m Not Going to Play This... BUT This is Thumping'

What a way to stir up the conversation at the Thanksgiving table. Funk Flex hit X after Drake set the streets on fire with the legal actions he filed, revealing the cost of pay-for-play. His conclusion, “DRAKE IS 100% RIGHT. NATIONAL PLAY.”

And then he rolled out the prices.

DRAKE IS 100% RIGHT! NATIONAL PLAY!
(PER SONG) DRAKE DONT $ FOR PLAY!
POP / CHR RADIO: $350k
URBAN RADIO: $250K
MIXSHOW: $100K
LOCAL MIXSHOW DIRECTOR: $40k
LOCAL DJ: $3K-5K PER SONG!
(DJS ON THE RADIO 5 DAYS A WEEK)

THIS IS WHY INDEPENDENT ARTIST DONT RISE TO THE TOP!

ALL YOU…

— Funk Flex !!!!! (@funkflex) November 26, 2024

Drake has launched a second legal action against Universal Music Group (UMG), this time accusing the music giant of defamation and claiming it failed to halt the release of Kendrick Lamar’s track “Not Like Us,” which he alleges falsely accuses him of being a sex offender.

This new filing, submitted late Monday and made public on Tuesday, follows a previous legal action in New York, where Drake accused UMG of unlawfully promoting Lamar’s song on Spotify.

In the new filing, Drake’s legal team provides further details regarding his grievances with UMG, which is his record label for his entire career. According to the filing, UMG was aware that Lamar’s song contained accusations labeling Drake as a “certified pedophile” and “predator,” yet chose to release it anyway. “UMG could have refused to release or distribute the song or required the offending material to be edited and/or removed,” the document states. “But UMG chose to do the opposite, designing and financing a plan to turn ‘Not Like Us’ into a viral mega-hit, using the harm caused to Drake and his businesses to drive consumer hysteria and massive revenues.”

Like the filing in New York, the Texas petition is not a formal lawsuit but a pre-action filing intended to collect depositions from critical figures at UMG and iHeartRadio. The goal is to gather more evidence to support a defamation claim and potentially lead to additional allegations of civil fraud and racketeering.

Though Lamar is not named in the petition and is not accused of any legal wrongdoing, Drake’s legal team asserts that UMG knew the song, along with its album art and music video, would tarnish Drake’s reputation by falsely linking him to criminal sexual acts. The petition further accuses UMG of giving Lamar an unfair advantage in their competition, prioritizing one artist over another through illegal means.

UMG and iHeartRadio have not responded to requests for comment on the filing.

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Funkmaster Flex Claims Drake Is “100% Right” Amidst UMG Legal Drama

November 27, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Drake continues to be ragged on by the whole of the hip hop world in 2024. The rapper has decided to file a petition against his own label, Universal Music Group, for their alleged role in promoting Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” The decision has baffled many, given that UMG is the hand that feeds the 6 God. Some have called the rapper sensitive, others labeled him a sore loser given the outcome of his battle with Lamar. Funkmaster Flex, on the other hand, took to social media to show his support.

The legendary DJ praised Drake for taking a stand against UMG and the rumored method of using Payola to boost Spotify streams. “Drake is 100% right. National play,” Funkmaster Flex tweeted. “Drake don’t $ for play.” He proceeded to list out the varying costs of promoting music on mix shows, radio shows, and local music events. Funkmaster Flex then threw weight behind Drizzy’s desire to challenge a behemoth label like Universal Music Group. As far as he’s concerned, independent artists need to be given more of an opportunity. “This is why independent artists don’t rise to the top,” Flex added.

Funkmaster Flex Claimed Drake Doesn’t Pay For Plays

DRAKE IS 100% RIGHT! NATIONAL PLAY!
(PER SONG) DRAKE DONT $ FOR PLAY!
POP / CHR RADIO: $350k
URBAN RADIO: $250K
MIXSHOW: $100K
LOCAL MIXSHOW DIRECTOR: $40k
LOCAL DJ: $3K-5K PER SONG!
(DJS ON THE RADIO 5 DAYS A WEEK)

THIS IS WHY INDEPENDENT ARTIST DONT RISE TO THE TOP!

ALL YOU…

— Funk Flex !!!!! (@funkflex) November 26, 2024

The New York legend also spoke up for his own credibility as a tastemaker. “All you artist know I ain’t never take a dime from you, your manager or your labels,” Funkmaster Flex concluded. “Bomb has no price.” Flex’s decision to support Drake may come as a surprise to some, given that he has been very critical of the 6 God in the past. He had some strong words for Drake after the rapper accused him of spreading “lies” in 2018. Flex claimed he wasn’t worried about Drake, and poked fun at his fanbase. “70% of your fans wear high heels,” he claimed during his show. “The other 30% are guys who wear sandals. I’m not concerned about you.”

Funkmaster Flex also played a role in Drake’s battle with Meek Mill in 2015. Flex and Drake have never been very close, but they have repeatedly crossed paths at crucial points in their careers. The former has made it clear that he appreciates the Toronto star’s artistry, though. In the aforementioned 2018 rant, he admitted that Drake makes “great music” and puts on “great shows.” If you told us Flex was going to be one of the most vocal 6 God supporters in January, though, we would not have believed you.

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Shyne Labels Funkmaster Flex A Liar After DJ Defended Diddy

November 15, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Shyne is having a moment. The rapper is promoting his upcoming documentary, The Honorable Shyne, and digging into his dubious past with Diddy. Shyne served a decade in prison for a club shooting that involved the Bad Boy founder. The rapper maintained that he took the fall for his label boss, but others feel as though he’s shirked responsibility for what he did. Funkmaster Flex is one of these people. The legendary DJ denied Shyne’s innocence after learning about the doc, and the latter called him a “liar.”

Let’s delve into Funkmaster Flex’s comments for context. The DJ absolutely went off in October, claiming that Shyne is pawning the blame for the shooting off on Diddy. “I love you bro,” Flex said on Hot 97. “And I know what you’ve been though, but you’re a liar. You’re a stone-cold faced liar, Shyne.” The DJ took it a step further by labeling the rapper a “punk.” He claimed Diddy actually stepped in to protect him during the shooting. “Puff had to keep people off of you from beating you to death,” Flex asserted. TMZ caught up with Shyne after these comments were made, and the rapper was blunt.

Shyne Claimed Flex Has Lied About Other Rappers

He feels Flex is an unreliable source. “He said terrible things about JAY-Z, he said terrible things about Tupac,” he noted. “It doesn’t surprise me.” Shyne then made reference to Nas’ song “Purple” from 2002’s The Lost Tapes. In the song, Nas voices disdain for Diddy and his decision to push responsibility for the club shooting onto someone else. Shyne then rap Nas’ lyrics for the reporter: “The whole city is mine, prettiest Don. I don’t like the way P. Diddy did Shyne with different lawyers. Why it’s mentioned in my rhymes? F*** it, just an intro.”

Shyne has had lots to say about Diddy ahead of his new documentary. The rapper recently appeared on The Stephen A. Smith Show to discuss his experience working under the Bad Boy mogul. He admitted that he learned a lot under Diddy’s tutelage. He also called out the mogul for failing to support him while behind bars, and for “destroying his life.” The rapper admitted that he considered Diddy “the devil” for several years.

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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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[WATCH] Funkmaster Flex Calls “Million Dollar Baby” By Tommy Richman “Trash”

June 11, 2024 by newhiphopnews

NYC radio personality Funkmaster Flex has never pulled any punches when it comes to his opinion about music and it hasn’t stopped with one of the most successful singles of the year.

Flex took to the HOT 97 airwaves this past weekend to review the popular track and the legendary NYC DJ had nothing good to say about Richman’s song, calling it “trash” as shown below when an X user recorded Flex’s radio commentary.

Check out Flex on HOT 97 talking about Richman’s hit HERE

Flex admitted that he doesn’t know and hasn’t heard of any other songs from the VA-born artist, who has been making music since 2016. Flex ended his rant by labeling the song hot garbage, but stillproceeded to play the record, presumably under the program director’s demand.

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