The greatest rapper of all time is always a hot topic in Hip-Hop. Continuing their media run for Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Martin Lawrence and Will Smith pulled up on GOAT Talk and revealed who gets their vote.
“I would have to say Snoop Dogg for me,” Martin said. “Because Snoop’s always come through for me. He’s done my show and has always been excellent. And he’s a good friend of mine.”
Smith added, “I think that in terms of changing the game, Rakim. The combination of Melle Mel and Grandmaster Caz in terms of me developing my love for hip-hop.”
Drake returned to Instagram on Sunday to label himself a “goat” with a picture showing himself attending one of his son Adonis’ soccer games. The move comes after he deleted several posts promoting his diss tracks against Kendrick Lamar, including “Family Matters” and “The Heart Part 6.” In the caption of his new post, he wrote: “Goats don’t worry about one trick ponies.” In the comments section, several celebrities have popped up to praise the Toronto rapper including Ice Spice and Sexyy Red.
Fans joined in the praise as well. “This era of ‘The Boy’ gon be crazyyYyyYyyy,” one user wrote. Another joked: “Drake the type of rapper that hands out orange wedges at his son’s soccer game.” Others interpreted the caption as a diss aimed at Kendrick Lamar, whose he’s been feuding with for months.
TORONTO, CANADA – NOVEMBER 17: Rapper Drake greets Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics after their NBA In-Season Tournament game against the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena on November 17, 2023 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images)
Kendrick Lamar kicked off the feud with Drake by dissing him on Metro Boomin and Future’s track, “Like That,” back in March. In the following months, the two traded diss track after diss track. Things have cooled off since Lamar released “Meet The Grahams” and “Like That” during the same weekend Drake dropped “Family Matters” and “The Heart Part 6.” TDE CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith declared the beef over back in May. “This battle is over,” he wrote on social media at the time. “A win for the culture, while keeping it all on wax. Especially when these publications try to make it something else. We proved them wrong. That’s a victory within itself. On another note, it’s time to wrap up this TDE [20-year] anniversary compilation.”
Check out the latest post on Instagram above. In addition to the post, Drake was also spotted out in Houston on Sunday. Find that clip as shared by DJ Akademiks above as well. Be on the lookout for further updates on Drake on HotNewHipHop.
Joe Budden says he’d put Kendrick Lamar in his list of the five best rappers of all time, but admits there’s several other names that could slot into the final spot. Speaking about the topic on his podcast, he explained that the top four spots are all locked in with 2Pac, JAY-Z, The Notorious B.I.G., and Nas, but the fifth place is where things get malleable.
“If he ain’t 5, he’s 5B, 5C, 5D,” Budden began. “For me, it’s ‘Pac, Hov– in no order. I’m just naming them. ‘Pac, Hov, Biggie, Nas, and after that everything can get tricky. I’m gonna choose to put a Kendrick there. If I didn’t put Kendrick there, I’m putting 3k there. If I don’t put 3k there, I’m putting Wayne there. There’s 10 names that, they beat the rest of y’all and Kendrick is there. There’s 10 names that, I don’t give a f*ck what rapper y’all name, these 10 win. The MCs know it, the entertainers know it. Them 10 did what the f*ck they had to do.”
Kendrick Lamar Accepts Grammy Award For Best Rap Album
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 05: Kendrick Lamar accepts the Best Rap Album award for “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” onstage during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Budden has been speaking on Lamar quite a bit in recent months as the Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers rapper has been feuding with Drake. He already declared Lamar the winner in that beef following the iconic weekend he dropped “Meet The Grahams” and “Not Like Us.”
Joe Budden Speaks On Kendrick Lamar’s Legacy
Joe budden podcast cohost ish asking if joe puts Kendrick Lamar in his top 5 rapper of all time list . pic.twitter.com/286NuAaqog
Check out Budden’s comments on his top five rappers of all time in the clip above. Be on the lookout for further updates on Joe Budden as well as Kendrick Lamar on HotNewHipHop.
Lil Wayne’s son, Lil Novi, says that Playboi Carti is the younger generation’s version of his father. Speaking about the topic of the greatest rappers of all time during an interview with Flophouse Atlanta, Novi placed Carti just below his dad and said that he’s reached his level. “Obviously, my dad but for me, I’d say like because Carti is like the Wayne now so yeah, Carti. If you really like think, he’s there, he’s reached that level. He’s done crazy numbers.”
When Kurrco shared a clip of the interview on Twitter, fans had mixed responses to the hot take. “I don’t think he knows how God tier of a rapper his dad is,” one user replied. Another argued: “Not even in the same stratosphere numbers wise. Wayne was big as Drake but cool with the kids like Carti. Whole different monster.” On another topic, others noted how similar Wayne and his son sound.
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 02: (Editorial Use Only) Playboi Carti performs on the main stage during Day 2 of Wireless Festival 2022 at Crystal Palace Park on July 02, 2022, in London, England. (Photo by Joseph Okpako/WireImage)
Following in his father’s footsteps, Novi has been pursuing a music career of his own at a young age. He previously landed a feature on his father’s No Ceilings 3 mixtape. More recently, he’s been previewing experimental music on his social media pages. Novi is one of four kids Wayne shares with four different mothers. His others include Reginae Carter with ex-wife Toya Johnson, Dwayne Carter III with Sarah Vivian, and Kameron Carter with Lauren London. Check out Novi’s recent comments below.
Lil Novi Labels Playboi Carti The Greatest Of The New Generation
Lil Wayne’s son, Lil Novi, says Playboi Carti is the “new Lil Wayne” and one of the greatest rappers ever
As for Wayne, he recently made headlines for performing at Travis Kelce’s Kelce Jam 2024 event over the weekend. Be on the lookout for further updates on Lil Wayne and his son, as well as Playboi Carti on HotNewHipHop.
Toosii labeled Tory Lanez one of the “most talented” artists of his time in a post on Twitter, Tuesday, prompting plenty of debate from fans. “Love or hate him Tory Lanez one of the most talented artist of this generation,” Toosii argued. Lanez has been a controversial figure since Megan Thee Stallion accused him of shooting her in the foot back in 2020.
“Tweet a picture of a table if you held at gunpoint rn,” one user responded to the take. Another remarked: “You still got time to delete this.” Others came to Lanez’s defense. “He is the MOST talented male artist of our generation There isn’t anybody else like him,” one user wrote while also calling for his freedom.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – DECEMBER 12: Toosii performs during the Rod Wave Nostalgia Tour at Smoothie King Center on December 12, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images)
After Megan accused Lanes of shooting her, a court case ensued and a jury found him guilty of first-degree assault with a firearm, discharge of a firearm with gross negligence, and having a concealed firearm in a vehicle. He is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence. Toosii isn’t the only artist to speak on his talents as of late. While providing an update on his current legal status, Maino recently called him one of the best of his generation as well. “When he comes back out, he gon’ probably put another… he gon’ go crazy when he comes out. I already know,” he said during an interview with Action Entertainment. “You already know how Tory is. He gon’ go crazy with the music.” When someone off camera praised Lanez, Mario added: “He’s one of the greatest writers of our generation, as far as urban music… He’s a great storyteller. Tory is incredible. He’s fire.”
Toosii Speaks On Tory Lanez
Love or hate him Tory Lanez one of the most talented artist of this generation
Trippie Redd and Machine Gun Kelly, the brains behind the recently released genre : sadboy project, were Complex‘s most recent guests for their GOAT Talk series, in which artists debate the best (and worst) contenders in particular categories. The topic of diss tracks came up, for which MGK suggested a pretty understandably biased answer: his “Rap Devil” diss track towards Eminem from back in 2018. On the other hand, Trippie invoked former collaborator Drake and his Meek Mill diss, 2015’s “Back To Back,” as his answer. As far as other revelations, the “Taking A Walk” creative named Young Thug as the greatest MC of all time, whereas Kelly gave Lil Wayne the title.
Furthermore, both sadboys have been involved in some publicly notable beef in the past, albeit for very different reasons and with very different results. Machine Gun Kelly battled Eminem in 2018, a feud which ended with Slim Shady’s “Killshot” diss track and no response from its target, who chose to publicly downplay it rather than clap back. Whether or not you agree with his assessment, at least he put an end to it instead of ignoring it until the hype died down. In Trippie Redd’s case, he and former collaborator 6ix9ine went at it online, but one of Tekashi’s former associates, Anthony “Harv” Ellison, claimed that it was all fake for staged publicity.
Trippie Redd & Machine Gun Kelly On GOAT Talk: Watch
The “GOAT Diss Song” conversation begins at around the 7:15-minute mark.
Another debatably staged development has been taking over a lot of discourse around genre : sadboy, in fact. Trippie Redd and Machine Gun Kelly recently clowned a producer who they fired from their collab project, who claimed that part of their rollout was to start beef with producers from their tape. Overall, it’s a very confusing and odd marketing decision either way, whether to lean into it or to seemingly validate the claims. Maybe this is just the evolution of rap beef these days: fighting over made-up fights and why the made-up fights are worse than the real fights over the blah, blah, blah… and so on.
Meanwhile, this all unfortunately falls under some mournful context given the passing of Trippie’s frequent collaborator Chris King. It’s a difficult time for his loved ones, and one that these debacles over genre : sadboy must not make any easier for the Ohio native in particular. We wish King’s loved ones and him the best in this trying time, and that they find light in their corners. For more news and the latest updates on Trippie Redd and Drake, log back into HNHH.
Drake gave a birthday shout-out to Sexyy Red on Instagram, this week, as she turned 26. In doing so, he crowned her the greatest of all time. “More life to my goat,” Drake captioned a photo of Sexyy. When The Neighborhood Talk shared the post, fans had mixed responses to their friendship.
“To have a Nicki & Drake co-sign is huge!!! Ik she’s loving this support,” one fan commented. Another accused Drake of using Sexyy for relevancy. “He uses her for clout, Drake mastered riding waves and peoples popularity his whole career but yea they get a even trade off,” they argued.
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA – JULY 21: American rapper Sexyy Redd performs onstage during day one of Rolling Loud Miami at Hard Rock Stadium on July 21, 2023, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images)
Fans aren’t the only ones who have complained about Drake and Sexyy’s friendship. Joe Budden recently accused Drake of taking advantage of her fame as well. “You think he just likes being around Sexyy Red that much? I could name some more people. And this is what I don’t understand about you f*cking Drake stans,” he said on his podcast. Sexyy responded to that criticism on Twitter by sharing a video of herself dancing on Drake with the caption: “Tell @JoeBudden dis what drake like.” Check out her and Drake’s latest interaction on social media below.
Social media posts aren’t the only way Drake and Sexyy been making headlines together. Drake also brought the “Pound Town” rapper on his It’s All a Blur Tour in 2023. They further collaborated on the For All The Dogs track, “Rich Baby Daddy,” alongside SZA. While shooting the music video for that cut, Sexyy went into labor. Be on the lookout for further updates on Drake on HotNewHipHop.
Benzino has fired back at Dr. Dre’s recent proclamation of Eminem as the “Best MC ever,” labeling the praise an “insult” to other hip-hop legends. Dre had shared the take while speaking with James Corden on his This Life Of Mine podcast. He remarked: “I think he’s [Eminem] the best MC ever. Point blank, period. Of course, there are gonna be arguments with that because he’s a white guy…I don’t think anyone that’s rapping can touch Eminem on that microphone.”
After seeing the quote, Benzino, Eminem’s longtime rival, fired back on social media: “You know I think Dr Dre is one of the greatest producers of all time, and notice I didn’t say Hip Hop producers, but this is an insult to [Ice] Cube, [MC] REN, Snoop [Dogg], [The] Doc and every other rapper who wrote all those hits. I mean this is his opinion and I respect it but cmon Dre. [palm on face emoji].”
Eminem & Dr. Dre At The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 05: Dr. Dre introduces Inductee Eminem during the 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Microsoft Theater on November 05, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
It’s far from the first time Benzino has complained about public praise for Eminem. While the two have been feuding for years, he recently broke down into tears while discussing his beef with the legendary Detroit rapper during an episode of Drink Champs. “My daughter came into the industry figuring ‘I gotta be cool with Eminem because everybody is against my dad’ … I don’t hate Eminem, I don’t know him to hate him,” he said at the time. “I don’t hate white people. I’m tired of this s**t, man. It’s just too much. I don’t want to be the bad guy.” Check out his latest comments below.
Benzino Slams Dr. Dre For His Eminem Take
Benzino says Dr. Dre Calling Eminem the “best MC ever” is an “insult” to other rappers pic.twitter.com/RAhsXsMEfe
Dre’s praise for Eminem comes as the Detroit rapper plans to attend Dre’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony, this week. Elsewhere in the interview with Corden, he recalled how the two met. Be on the lookout for further updates on Benzino and Eminem on HotNewHipHop.
Kanye West has been having a successful run as of late. After months of teasing his project Vultures, he finally came out with the album. Overall, the project is a bit of a mixed bag. Not everyone is a fan, however, there are still those out there who dig it quite a bit. After all, Ye is one of the most legendary hip-hop artists ever. Even when he creates some bad will for himself, there will still be people out there to defend him. One would just have to look at the Anthony Fantano situation to see what we mean.
Additionally, Ye is looking to make waves in the fashion world as he renews his efforts with Yeezy. On top of all of this, he is dropping Vultures 2 next month and Vultures 3 will be coming out in April. Needless to say, the Ye stocks are rising, and he wants to take full advantage of this. In fact, Kanye is leaning into his legendary status with a new update to his Tidal profile page. As you can see below, the artist has changed his photo to a GOAT. Of course, he is trying to say that he is the Greatest Of All Time.
If you were to ask a lot of contemporary music fans, they would likely have Ye up there in the GOAT conversation. As far as MCs are concerned, he probably doesn’t crack the top 10. However, as an overall artist, he is certainly top 5. Considering his most recent output, there is no denying that the quality has fallen off compared to his early work. That said, his fanbase is so big that no matter what he drops, there will be people out there who love it. This is a phenomenon that is very unlikely to change.
Let us know what you thought of Vultures, in the comments section down below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for more news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming releases. There is a lot of great stuff to come in 2024.
Rick Ross recently hit up Adin Ross for a livestream together, and they got up to a whole lot of antics. In addition to a broken chair, the duo chopped it up about an array of topics, whether that was everyday pop culture happenings or Rozay’s career in the rap game. On that last point, an inevitable and forever unanswered question in hip-hop came up: who are the best rappers of all time? For this, the Maybach Music Group mogul put Biggie Smalls, Tupac Shakur, and Jay-Z as his top three. Not only that, but he also explained why a lot of MCs share this exact ranking and why there’s so much overlap among his peers.
“When you hear OGs like myself and other n***as say those names so commonly, it’s because they had the biggest effect,” Rick Ross posited. “These the n***as that we watched get rich. Jay, Puff… that was really that first generation that we watched get rich. Because we’d seen artists that were hugely successful, but were they extremely wealthy? We not sure.” Given that he purchased a billboard in Dubai for his girlfriend recently, we know just how much he manifested inspiration from these figures into his own empire.
Rick Ross Breaks Down His Top 3 Rappers List To Adin Ross, Explains Similarities
Still, the Mississippi native didn’t provide any disrespect or lack of appreciation for that older guard of hip-hop pioneers. For example, he named Run-DMC as one of the most “extremely successful” artists of the Golden Age who didn’t garner the wild commercial success and extracurricular business practices that later lyricists lounged in. “It wasn’t just music,” Rick Ross said of why Big, ‘Pac, and Hov are often considered the greatest among rappers. “They was doing a lot of different s**t.“
Meanwhile, we know one name that for sure won’t appear near any of his lists of praise when it comes to MCs. The 50 Cent beef is as alive as ever, and that’s a narrative that likely won’t slow down anytime soon. Still, if you ask Fif who the top three best rappers are, maybe this disproves the 47-year-old’s theory. But we need a larger sample size for that debacle. On that note, come back to HNHH for the latest news and updates on Rick Ross.
There isn’t anybody else like him,” one user wrote while also calling for his freedom. 
