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Drake Reps G-Unit Shirt After Linking Up With 50 Cent In Miami
This past weekend was an undoubtedly busy one for Drake. However, thousands of his fans felt let down by the cancellation of his headlining set at Lollapalooza on Saturday (March 25). The sad news came shortly after videos of the Canadian partying with 50 Cent at a club in Florida surfaced online, causing some to speculate that a wild night out on the town was more enticing to Drizzy than arriving on time for his highly anticipated scheduled performance. Brazilian fans didn’t hesitate to let their disdain be known. Some even cursed out the foreign artist after the festival replaced him with EDM DJ Skrillex.
“Due to unforeseen circumstances, Drake is without members of his sound and production team, essential to the realization of the Lollapalooza show in Sao Paulo,” a translated statement from the event’s social media pages explains. “Drake was excited to perform for his fans in Brazil. Unfortunately, this is beyond his control. Sorry.” In response, one angry Twitter user wrote, “GRINGOS IN F*CKING LATIN AMERICA. I HATE Y’ALL.”
Drizzy and Fif Meet Up in Miami
Even with all the backlash he’s facing for ditching Lollapalooza to party with the Power producer, Drake continues to show his support for 50 Cent. On Monday (March 27), a photo of the father of one wearing a G-Unit shirt while chatting with a man in a suit began making rounds online. The “I Get Money” hitmaker is the only artist to appear on the black tee, a bandana covering the lower half of his face and a giant chain draped around his neck.
Champagne Papi was looking similarly stylish, wearing his own infamous chain made of 32 engagement rings, said to be from past failed relationships. The 36-year-old also sported a thin, shorter necklace layered underneath, and a gold watch on his wrist. The photo was on Drake’s Instagram Story last night. It’s obviously seen a strong reaction from the internet following his latest antics. On the bright side, while the Scorpion hitmaker did cancel his set, he somewhat made up for it by teasing a new track on social media that sounds as though it has some serious song of the summer potential. Read more about that here, and check back later for more hip-hop news updates.
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Drake Links With 50 Cent In Miami
The rap realms of OVO and G-Unit may not have crossed over on a track yet, but at least its two leaders have a lot of respect for one another. Moreover, Drake and 50 Cent just linked up at a Miami club where the latter performed on Saturday night (March 25). Furthermore, this link-up comes after the 6 God recently previewed new music on his Instagram, which has fans ready for yet another drop soon. However, a lot of people aren’t actually very happy with this crossover at all. In fact, many are outraged because the Canadian superstar canceled his headlining performance at Lollapalooza Brazil in São Paulo on Sunday night (March 27), citing issues with production and sound.
“Due to unforeseen circumstances, Drake is without members of his sound and production team, essential to the realization of the Lollapalooza show in Sao Paulo,” a statement on the festival’s official Instagram post read. “Drake was excited to perform for his fans in Brazil,” the statement added. “Unfortunately, this is beyond his control. Apologies.” What’s more is that this isn’t the first time that Drake’s recent Lollapalooza appearances in Latin America caused an uproar. Fans expressed disappointment and anger over his Lolla Argentina set, which while amazing during its run, was also short, late, and canceled its livestream just minutes before starting.
50 Cent & Drake In Miami
Still, a lot of fans already let that go, and now hyper-focused on the prospect of new music from Drake. Similarly, 50 fans eagerly await his next album, as he spoke on working with Dr. Dre, Eminem, and more. Not only that, but the hip-hop world got even more excited when he revealed he’s guesting on Nas and Hit-Boy’s King’s Disease IV.
Meanwhile, maybe Drake will never address his set issues with various Lollapalooza festivals in Latin America. Regardless, he’s the kind of artist that draws eyes for anything and everything he does, whether negative or positive. With that in mind, class actions lawsuits against Ticketmaster for overpriced Drake tickets might paint that tour in a negative light for some time. Still, fans expect a great set of shows regardless. For the latest on Drake and 50 Cent, stick around on HNHH.
Swizz Beatz Isn’t Down For A 50 Cent & Lil Wayne “Verzuz”
One of the hottest topics in hip-hop these days probably won’t pan out, but hope manifested in another way. Swizz Beatz recently expressed that he wouldn’t personally entertain a Verzuz battle between Lil Wayne and 50 Cent. Moreover, the battle series’ creator attended an early screening of Godfather Of Harlem‘s final episode, a show for which he’s Executive Music Producer. At the event, BallerAlert got his thoughts on the hypothetical matchup, which began as a hot debate on Rap Life Radar as people like Lowkey and later Ebro sided with 50. However, even though Swizz shut down its probability, he said he still wants them to appear on the program.
“Me personally, I wouldn’t even do 50 versus Wayne,” the star producer told the publication. “They two different dynamics and two different artists. I would do a different Verzuz for both of them, but we’ll see as we have a lot of things lined up for Verzuz, and hopefully, they are involved. While I can’t give up who I would choose to go against them, just wait and see.”
50 Cent & Lil Wayne Verzuz Not Entertained By Swizz Beatz Amid Debate
Not only that, but the 44-year-old also said that the series will return “ASAP,” and promised that work on it is almost done. Furthermore, he shared excitement for other creative endeavors in the future. Specifically, he spoke about what collaborations he looks forward to, which means a lot considering the extent and caliber of his catalog. “I’ll choose my bro, Lil Durk, because I love what he raps about and how he’s going through it simultaneously,” he said.
“When I was working with DMX, I heard in Durk’s music the situations he was going through in his lyrics – artists like Lil Baby, 42 Dugg, and Durk; there’s so many of them. They, sometimes, overly live through what they saying. I don’t think we should live on the streets just to get back in the streets.” Maybe fans will never truly know the answer to who would win in a Verzuz. Still, hopefully he still works more with both artists in the future. For the latest news and updates on Swizz Beatz, 50 Cent, and Lil Wayne, come back to HNHH.
50 Cent Jokes About T.I. and Boosie Badazz’s Back-and-Forth Over Snitching ‘Embellishment’
Master P Claims To Be “The First Person To Believe In” 50 Cent
Master P recently claimed that he, out of all the rap peers at the time, was “the first person to believe in” 50 Cent. For some fans, this might be a tough connection, given they’re based in the West and East Coasts, respectively. However, let’s not forget that 50’s most iconic collaborators are Compton’s Dr. Dre and Detroit’s Eminem. Regardless, the No Limit Records boss recently spoke to WNBA star Renee Montgomery and her family on the Montgomery & Co. podcast. In it, he revealed just why he chose to take a chance on Fif.
“Ya know, the internet will take it and be like ‘Oh, you did this.’ No. I’m the first person to believe in him [50 Cent],” he stated. “That’s basically what you heard. I think a lot of people when they interview people, they don’t say that.” Moreover, he explained why he chose to fund his first four shows. “Nobody else believed in him,” he elaborated. “I seen the vision, like this guy’s a hard worker. He has a lot of talent. So, I’m going to put my money up to put him on tour — which is a blessing.”
Furthermore, he asked the podcast members to consider other people who are credited with the Queens legend’s come-up. “Think about it,” he said. “Would they say that about Jimmy Iovine or any of these other white executives? They wouldn’t say that. So, I invested in somebody I believed in — I don’t know what happened back at that time — but something just happened to where I’m like, I paid him for all the shows.
“I’m the first person that believed in him…I saw the vision…that’s a blessing.” – @MasterPMiller goes into detail about being the first person to ever take @50cent on tour.
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— Montgomery & Co. Podcast (@MontgomeryCoPod) February 4, 2023
“I didn’t know he was going to blow up and sell two million records. Nobody knew that. I just thought it was a great product,” he went on. “I invested in it and then something happened to where we had to come back and do it. His dates wasn’t available so by time he was able to do it [tour] it worked out. That’s why we’re able to be friends today.” On his end, 50 backed up much of what P talked about.
“What I’ll say about P is he was slick,” the “In Da Club” MC expressed. “He came, he gave me the money for the eight shows, right? We did four of them. He said, ‘Aw man, something happened we gonna have to take a break. We’ll just come back and do the other four later.’ When I came back to do the other four, I had already sold two million records. He had already paid me so I had to do the shows, he knew! He was like, ‘This motherf***er’s on fire! This is gonna go off.’”
Despite maybe feeling a bit finessed, Fif showed the Master nothing but love “P is prolific, man,” he told Big Boy. “You see how Snoop’s respect for Master P is? He’s one of those guys where, he’ll find a way. Even if he’s hitting a spot at the moment: anybody who has a long enough career has peaks and valleys in it. But he’s one of those guys that’ll figure it out.” However, after his comments, many believed that 50 Cent actually called P out. Also in his conversation with the Montgomerys, P aired out his frustrations with Internet narratives.
“That’s why I got out of the music business to begin with,” the New Orleans native expressed. “Say for instance a guy come to me and I pay for their rent, cars, put money in their pocket, for a year, two years, five years — never made no money. Now, you move on and go to somebody else and instead of saying, ‘Man that was a blessing. I came to Master P. He blessed me. He took me out the ghetto or wherever I was at, put me in a safe place or help me get out of prison, did all these things.’
“But then, when you move on you trying to think, ‘Oh well what P do for me?’ P opened up opportunities for you and your career. That’s what I’ve done for a lot of people. But, it’s a shame people don’t look at it like that.” Interestingly, P and Fif also have father-son rivalries in common. In fact, 50 commented on the particular clash between him and son Marquise and compared it to P and his son Romeo Miller. While 50 doesn’t have much hope when it comes to his relationship with his son, he believed that P and Romeo would reconcile. As it turns out, they did. As always, come back to HNHH for the latest insights, stories, and revelations in the wide world of hip-hop.
Tony Yayo Addresses Decline Of G-Unit
Tony Yayo recently spoke on the decline of G-Unit during a conversation with DJ Vlad. Moreover, the two spoke about the mental health struggles that go into the music industry, especially dealing with falling off. However, the New York rapper acknowledged that all good things come to and end, and he had to handle that.
“I come from the bad,” Yayo expressed. “If I lose it all, I could just kind of hustle up and get it back again. That’s just how it is. Life has its ups and downs, and I had to learn that. I’m not gonna be on a high horse. G-Unit: I remember the rollercoaster was going up. But once the rollercoaster go down… people are still going to kiss 50’s ass, ’cause he’s 50 Cent. But once our G-Unit rollercoaster, went down, everybody was different.
“Motherf***ers wasn’t answering the phone, motherf***ers wouldn’t call you, see how you’re doing,” he continued. “These are the same people you’re flying around the world. You’re taking care of their family, you’re giving their family money. They’re in your house, they’re eating your food, your eggs, they go in your cars. But, you know, life has its ups and downs. You realize who’s real and who’s not in them situations.”
Meanwhile, in the same interview, Yayo explained how 50 Cent and many other rappers are damaged by their tough lives.
“Listen, [50] didn’t know who his father was, and his moms was in the streets, and she got killed,” he told Vlad. “There’s no parents there, your grandparents are older, you’re damaged, bro. You was outside, the streets taught n***as. A lot of shootings you see… You see an 18-year-old kid stab his 16-year-old girlfriend somewhere in New York because he thought she was cheating.
“It’s what they see from parents,” he went on. “It’s f***ed up for certain places. Sometimes, you want to help and try to fix people, your mans say he do s**t for the youth. That’s real s**t. ‘Cause that’s where it starts at, trying to help them, but some people can’t be helped. They just f***in’ bad seeds, bruh.”
Still, what do you think of Tony Yayo’s thoughts on the decline of G-Unit? However you may feel, let us know in the comments and check out the interview clip below. Also, as always, come back to HNHH for the latest stories from Tony Yayo, 50 Cent, and the rest of the G-Unit camp.